Day: October 17, 2019
Magistrate warns courtroom users to switch off phones before proceedings
A DISTRICT Court Magistrate in Mt Hagen has warned court users to turn their mobile phones off before entering the courtroom. Magistrate Lydia Karre said this yesterday when police confiscated […]
Police need breathalysers
POLICE officers attending to accident scenes need to have breathalysers to test drivers to determine whether to charge them for driving under the influence. Boroko Traffic division officer-in-charge Joseph Salle […]
Man arrested after missing court appearances
A MAN, who missed two of his court appearances last month, was taken into Correctional Services (CS) custody yesterday after he appeared in court. Phillip Tambor, 26, from Manam in […]
Bus driver found guilty of careless driving causing accident
A BUS driver was found guilty by the Mt Hagen District Court of careless driving causing accident yesterday. The 37-year-old driver identified as Wally from Mt Hagen Central, Western Highlands, […]
Dept conducts audits
THE Personnel Management Department will conduct manpower and organisation audits on five government agencies to address ghost names on the state payroll, Public Service Minister Westly Nukundj says. Nukundj said […]
Authorities agree to regulate loaded vehicles
THE National Road Authority (NRA) and Road Traffic Authority (RTA) have signed an agreement to regulate the heavy loading of vehicles in order to prevent the rapid deterioration of the […]
Court grants acting MD leave
By BARBARA DERUAGE A COURT has granted leave to National Airports Corporation acting managing director Ephraim Wasem to include him as an aggrieved party by a court order issued on […]
Five policemen charged with murder
By SYLVESTER WEMURU THE police Internal Investigation Unit (IIU) has arrested five Madang-based policemen in connection with the murder of a man on Aug 26. The suspects were all charged […]
Parole board hearing held for the first time
A PAROLE board hearing was held for the first time at the Kerevat Correctional Institution in East New Britain on Saturday and Sunday. The board members, headed by chairman and […]
Suspended magistrate told to make proper application
A COURT has refused an application by a suspended village court magistrate to be reinstated after his case was thrown out for a lack of evidence. Magistrate Marcus Nandape told […]